Is Your Restaurant Ready for Chicago’s New Paid Leave Requirements?

Chicago’s Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance is changing the way restaurants manage employee time off. With new City rules and guidance effective June 1, employers face heightened compliance expectations around scheduling, payroll, recordkeeping, and leave administration. Join the Illinois Restaurant Association, an experienced employment attorney with Sheppard, and the Cook County Small Business Source for a practical walkthrough of what the rules require, where restaurants are most likely to run into trouble, and how to build a compliant leave program before an audit or complaint puts your business at risk.